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No. 3 Kansas 71, UNLV 53

LAS VEGAS

Josh Jackson scored 21 points, Svi Mykhailiuk had 20 and Frank Mason III added 13, as No. 3 Kansas beat UNLV, extending its winning streak to 11 games. Kansas got 12 rebounds and four points from Landen Lucas. The Jayhawks (11-1) haven’t lost since a season-opening 103-99 overtime setback to Indiana, in Honolulu. UNLV (7-6) was led by Tyrell Green’s 12 points, with Jalen Poyser and Uche Ofoegbu adding 10 points each. It was the Runnin’ Rebels’ third loss to a Top 25 team in their last five games. UNLV tried making things interesting by opening the second half on a 15-7 run, cutting into Kansas’ lead, making it 49-35 at the 14:30 mark. In that span, the Jayhawks shot just 30 percent, while the Rebels hit 6 of 7 (85.7 percent).

No. 16 Indiana 97, Austin Peay 62

BLOOMINGTON, IND.

James Blackmon Jr. scored 24 points and Robert Johnson added 20 as No. 16 Indiana blew out Austin Peay. Indiana (10-2) extended its home-court winning streak to 26 games — the fifth-longest in school history. Josh Robinson had 21 points for the Governors (4-9), who have lost seven straight. Austin Peay kept the score close — until the Hoosiers figured out how to beat their zone defense. Center Thomas Bryant started a flurry of three straight 3s that extended Indiana’s 17-15 lead to 26-18 midway through the first half. The Hoosiers pulled away by making 11 of 18 3s in the half including a half-court buzzer beater. They finished 15 of 26 from beyond the arc. Johnson’s first 10 shots all were 3s and he wound up making a career high six. Josh Newkirk had 11 points and a career-high 11 assists for Indiana. John Murry had 18 points for Austin Peay, which trailed 48-31 at halftime and never got any closer in the second half.

No. 24 Cincinnati 93, Marshall 91, OT

CINCINNATI

Troy Caupain rebounded his missed shot and made a short jumper with 0.7 seconds left in overtime, rallying No. 24 Cincinnati to a victory over Marshall. The Bearcats (10-2) trailed by as many as 15 points in regulation and held the lead only briefly, 75-74 on Tre Scott’s free throw with 2:49 left. A 3-pointer by Jacob Evans III off a Marshall turnover tied it at 80 and sent it to overtime. Gary Clark led Cincinnati with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Stevie Browning scored 28 points for Marshall (7-5) and made a career-high six 3s, leading a perimeter attack that took control at the outset. Marshall made five of its first six shots from beyond the arc — each by a different player — while pulling ahead 19-4. The Thundering Herd made a season-high 14 3-pointers in the first half alone, taking a 50-38 lead to the locker room. Browning had 21 points in the half. Marshall came up just short in its attempt to beat a ranked team for the first time since its 75-71 win over West Virginia on Jan. 19, 2011.

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No. 9 Washington 82, BYU 70

PROVO, UTAH

Kelsey Plum scored 29 and No. 9 Washington rolled to an win over BYU. Washington (12-1) dominated the second quarter after a slow offensive start and took a 43-23 lead into halftime. Plum, the nation’s leading scorer, scored 13 of her 29 in the second quarter and didn’t miss her first shot until after halftime. The Huskies picked up the defensive intensity in that second period and BYU was held to just seven points and shot 3 for 19 from the field. The Cougars (6-5) made their best run of the game with a 13-0 stretch to start the third quarter and cut the lead to seven points. They got no closer as Washington responded with a 19-2 run of its own, punctuated by a Chantel Osahor triple from the top of the arc. Osahor, the nation’s leading rebounder, posted her 10th double-double of the season with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Cassie Broadhead led BYU with 24 points and Kalani Purcell added 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Northern Iowa 67, No. 24 Kansas State 59

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA

Madison Weekly had 20 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers, Hannah Schonhardt had her second double-double of the season and Northern Iowa beat Kansas State. Schonhardt had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Mikaela Morgan hit three 3s and added 11 points and Ellie Herzberg scored 10 for Northern Iowa (7-4), which made 13 3s and shot 41 percent from behind the arc — both season highs. Karyla Middlebrook had a career-high 19 points and tied her career best with six assists for Kansas State (10-2), which has lost two of three after starting the season 9-0.

Associated Press